*****your Unsolved Windows Errors Till Date ***

[healtheworld]

Hello Experts,

There are a lot of times when we have faced certain error in windows versions but we were not able to find a proper solution for same.

This thread requires contributions from all experts in this forum to help us to find a solution for same...

Some of the errors on which i hv searched a lot but could not find solution about them

1. ipconfig in windows me gives mutiple IP addresses
2. devldr.exe caused system to be extremely slow
3. "p2p can't start the server" XP startup


I m sure some of us will be able to find the solution for some unsolved issues....


Eagerly waiting for a response......

[Cricket]

Originally posted by healtheworld 2. devldr.exe caused system to be extremely slow

From the "AnswersThatWork.com" website:

Found on Windows 2000/XP. It really does not matter how Creative call this task/service, DEVLDR, DEVLDR16, or DEVLDR32, it is a thorough nightmare whatever its name, and DEVLDR does not disappoint. What does this task do – we do not know, it is such a frustrating task we care little about what it does.

Recommendation :
"Not responding" on shutdown or problems at startup are the most common problems associated with this task. There are some workarounds that sometimes work. For both Windows 2000 and XP a solution that often works is to remove all sound items from "Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Device Manager", de-install any Creative SoundBlaster software from "Add/Remove Programs", then search your hard disk for DEVLDR.EXE and rename or delete it, then delete/disable it in "Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services", and finally download and install the latest SoundBlaster Live software. Under Windows XP, instead of installing the latest SoundBlaster Live software you can opt to restart your PC, and when prompted for the drivers for the re-detected soundcard, use the Windows XP CD so that the XP drivers are used rather than the Creative drivers (the same sometimes works with Windows 2000 SP3, although no CD is required in that case). Walking away from Creative Labs has also been suggested to us as an option...

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[Cricket]

And more solutions for devldr from the "AnswersThatWork.com" website:

For Devldr16
Background task installed with the drivers for some Creative Labs sound cards – it provides SoundBlaster 16 emulation for DOS applications and games. Without it, your DOS games will not have any sound. Disabling this program, however, often gives problems with the general behaviour of sound and of the Creative sound utilities on your PC.

Recommendation :
This is another Creative program which is the cause of many frustrations for AnswersThatWork users. Once upon a time "Creative Labs" used to be synonymous with quality ! Some users experience unexplained crashes of this program where it is impossible to clear it off the screen; others experience occasional to total inability to start Windows 98/ME; some find that their modem no longer works properly; others experience strange behaviour of their software (Photoshop); others find that menus do not open up when clicking on them and that the only way to recover is to restart; some find that the mouse pointer disappears, till a reboot; some experience unexplained general instability problems; the list goes on. Shocking! For the technically minded all these problems are due to the fact that DEVLDR16 emulates old ISA sound cards which do not have the ability to share resources in the way that the newer PCI cards can. If you do not use DOS games, and you want to get rid of this task, the only way we have found to safely disable this task is as follows : 1) Disable in Startup Manager. 2) Next, in Device Manager, in the Sound section or under "Creative Miscellaneous Devices", disable Creative SB16 Emulation.

For Devldr32
Creative Ring3 NT Interface!! Runs solely on Windows 2000/XP. Just when you thought you’d got rid of DEVLDR16, along comes your SoundBlaster Live! soundcard’s DEVLDR32 which is just as problematic ! As one website puts it "Rumours that Creative's driver team is composed entirely of gorillas enthusiastically beating on their keyboards with their feet have not been confirmed !". Although we do not know yet what purpose DEVLDR32 serves, it seems to be crucial to the audio input, the Creative Mixer, the PlayCenter, and the AudioHQ application. Most of the problems with DEVLDR32 are created by the installation of the Creative Liveware 3.0 software, as the DEVLDR32 loaded by that software creates endless conflicts.

Recommendation :
The list of problems is so long we will concentrate here on the major ones. If you have a shutdown problem, with DEVLDR32 hanging, try disabling the "Shutdown sound". If sound is at Max level every time you boot up, even though you adjusted it down, try the liveserviec.com fix (search the web for it). If you have some programs which do not work properly unless DEVLDR32 is killed off through an End Task, try de-installing Liveware, and then downloading and installing the latest version. Also try that remedy if you experience blue screens, or other severe problems. If that still does not work, try de-installing the Liveware (or SBLive) software altogether. Good Luck !

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[healtheworld]

"Got It Cricket "

Thanks for clearing the concepts .. and giving me leads to solve this issue...

Will rememeber it foreever..

[reboot]

Multiple IP's are normal. One is local machine, another may be resident from a modem dialup, another yet from a NIC, another yet from a router, another from the original ISP, depends on how many protocalls you're using, and how many adapters (of various sorts) you have in the computer.

"p2p can't start the server", is probably an error message generated by a P2P program in your startup group, or service. If you have no internet connection when the program starts, the message appears. Sounds a bit suspicious as spyware/adware launching something you didn't knowingly install.